What color is #6F796B?

#6F796B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F796B?

The RGB value is 111, 121, 107: 111 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F796B?

The complementary color is #756B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F796B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F796B color

#6F796B rgb(111, 121, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F796B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (111, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6F796B color codes

HEX	`#6F796B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, -6.57, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 9.18, 135.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.046, 18.116, 16.558)`
Decimal	`7305579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F796B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6F796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6F796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f796b; }
.text { color: #6f796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f796b, #6b796e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F796B?: #6F796B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F796B?: The RGB value is 111, 121, 107: 111 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F796B?: The complementary color is #756B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F796B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.